Creators of “Lost” and Friendster examine how technology will change TV

Jonathan Abrams, who created the social networking site Friendster, and J.J. Abrams, creator of TV hits “Lost,” “Alias” and “Felicity,” examine how new digital entertainment technologies are changing the future of TV.

Chronicle Tech reporter Ellen Lee caught up with Jonathan Abrams and J.J. Abrams at TED, the Technology, Entertainment, Design conference in Monterey, and engaged them in this podcast discussion about user-generated content, whether social networks threaten TV networks and if the next hit series will first appear on YouTube.com.